Where was The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 filmed?
2011 film by Bill Condon
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011) was filmed in Rio de Janeiro, Vancouver and Saint Thomas — 3 recorded filming locations in Canada, Brazil, the United States. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
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Filming locations
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🏙 Towns & cities
Vancouver
🇨🇦 Canada
largest city in the province of British Columbia, Canada
“Summit announced in a press release on July 9, 2010, that filming was to take place in Baton Rouge, Ucluelet, and Vancouver, with the wedding being shot in Squamish and near by Pemberton, British Columbia.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Rio de Janeiro
🇧🇷 Brazil
city of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
“The first part was shot in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Vancouver, Canada.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Saint Thomas
🇺🇸 United States
one of the main islands of the United States Virgin Islands
“However, on April 22, what is believed to be additional scenes that would fit into the honeymoon sequence were filmed on Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, which was officially the last day of shooting.” Wikipedia
Also per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 9 more places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🎬 Studios & sets
Raleigh Studios
🇺🇸 United States
American film studio
“In late November, shooting moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana where most of the indoor scenes were shot on Raleigh Studios and in a house.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Ucluelet
🇨🇦 Canada
human settlement on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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🏙 Towns & cities
Baton Rouge
🇺🇸 United States
capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana and seat of East Baton Rouge Parish
“In order to keep the budget on both parts of Breaking Dawn reasonable, even though it is substantially greater than the previous installments in the series, much of the film was shot in and around Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Celtic Studios in Baton Rouge.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Lapa
🇧🇷 Brazil
neighborhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
“The first scenes were shot in the Lapa District in Rio de Janeiro for one night.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Squamish
🇨🇦 Canada
town in British Columbia, Canada
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🏙 Towns & cities
Whistler
🇨🇦 Canada
town in British Columbia, Canada
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🏙 Towns & cities
Pemberton
🇨🇦 Canada
village in British Columbia, Canada
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🏙 Towns & cities
Paraty
🇧🇷 Brazil
municipality of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Orpheum
🇨🇦 Canada
performing arts building and former movie theatre in Vancouver, Canada
“Therefore, filming relocated to Squamish, but a few scenes were shot in the Orpheum Theater with the Vancouver police covering all the entrances of the theater.” Wikipedia
Also shot in these places
- Titanic 1997
- The X-Files 1993–2018
- 2012 2009
- Deadpool 2016
- Man of Steel 2013
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell no Tales 2017
- First Blood 1982
- Jumanji 1995
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon 2009
- X2 2003
- I, Robot 2004
- X-Men: The Last Stand 2006
Set in the same places
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games 2009
- Mario Kart Tour 2019
- SimCity 1989
- Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games 2016
More filmed in Canada
Every filming location in Canada →
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 have?
3 places recorded on Wikidata, and 9 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across 3 countries.
In which countries was The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 filmed?
Canada, Brazil and the United States.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Titanic (1997), The X-Files (1993–2018), 2012 (2009), Deadpool (2016) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.